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749245

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the secure escort services for children and young people contract between the Youth Justice Board and Serco was terminated early; and if so, for what reasons.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secure Escort Services for Children and Young People (SESCYP) Contract ended early on 30 June 2016. This was mutually agreed between the Ministry of Justice and the contractor, Serco plc.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/07/2017 15:17:26 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

749246

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what date GeoAmey commenced its contract to run secure escort services for children and young people; what was (1) the value of that contract, and (2) the duration of that contract; and who is responsible within Government for overseeing the delivery of the contract.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>GeoAmey commenced the provision of Secure Escort Services for Children and Young People from 1 July 2016. The annual value of the service is estimated to be in the region of £3.2 - 3.7m according to the volume of services provided. The duration of the provision of the services is 1 July 2016 to 28 August 2018, with options to further extend the contract by three further periods of twelve months. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the contract alongside the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/07/2017 15:17:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

749247

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lord-Lieutenants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint techniques were adapted for use on younger and smaller children, prior to escort custody officers being trained and authorised to use them on children travelling to and from secure training centres and secure children's homes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) has been specifically developed for use by staff working with children and young people in custody. It has been designed so that physical restraint is avoided as far as possible by recognising young people’s behaviour, and by using a range of de-escalation, diversion and behaviour management techniques to help them deal with it effectively and appropriately. MMPR was initially used in secure training centres, and is now being operationally used by the Youth Justice Board’s secure escort provider, who escort children to and from court, secure training centres, and secure children’s homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/07/2017 15:18:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

749248

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Location
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the use of waist restraint belts was prohibited for pregnant women; and why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Published Home Office policy on use of force on pregnant women states that it may, if necessary be used only for the prevention of harm either to the pregnant woman or to other persons. It must not be used for reasons of non-compliance by the woman in question. Any action taken must be justified, appropriate and proportionate. Following the introduction of the bespoke Home Office Manual for Escorting Safely (HOMES) restraint system from June 2014 for escort detainee custody officers, operational guidance was implemented in August 2014. The latest guidance is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/use-of-restraints-for-escorted-moves.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/07/2017 16:25:07 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name DSO_07-2016_Use_of_Restraints.pdf title DSO - HO Manual for Escorting Safely
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

749249

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to ensure the safety of boys aged 18 and under detained by Feltham Young Offenders Institution following Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' assessment that "Feltham A is, quite simply, not safe for either staff or boys."
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Safety in prisons and young offender institutions is fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system and addressing safety concerns is at the heart of our reform plans. We are committed to reforming youth custody so that it is safer for both young people and staff and better equipped to help young people turn their lives around.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons' inspection took place from 23 January to 3 February 2017. The findings highlighted a need for improvement in the youth custodial estate and we are continuing to take robust action to address the issues identified. At Feltham A, which holds boys aged 15 to 18, we have implemented a range of measures to improve safety including:</p><ul><li>We are recruiting additional staff at Feltham as part of our overall reform to improve safety and rehabilitation.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We are providing young people with a personalised officer to work with on a weekly basis to develop goal-orientated plans, delivered as part of the Custody Support Plan roll-out.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We are progressing with a conflict resolution model to resolve issues between young people in our care.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We are putting in place a revised core day which will facilitate nine hours out of room to effectively occupy the young people in our care.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We continue to deliver a suite of group and one to one interventions and facilitators have now been trained in Anger Replacement therapy which will be delivered to young people</li></ul><p>starting in July 2017.</p><p> </p><ul><li>A new approach to the use of special accommodation has been introduced with the use of a cool down room with appropriate furnishings as an alternative intervention to separation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In addition, funding has been allocated for the refurbishment of the Enhanced Support Unit for young people with exceptionally complex needs that are unlikely to respond to mainstream services.</p><p>We are confident that we are taking proper and considered action in delivering changes to improve safety and outcomes for the young people in our care at HMP Feltham.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/07/2017 15:18:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

659575

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hindley Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons on HM Prison Hindley describing the regime as "possibly the very worst" that inspectors had ever seen in this type of prison, what action they are taking to (1) reduce the hours during which prisoners are locked up, (2) increase the hours during which prisoners are able to access education, (3) learn the lessons from cases of self-inflicted death, and (4) improve the governance of the deployment of batons against prisoners.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL4185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>A detailed action plan is being developed to address the weaknesses identified by the Chief Inspector and will be published in Spring 2017 on the Inspectorate’s web site.</p><p>As set out in the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper, this Government will be investing over £100 million to recruit an additional 2,500 frontline staff across the prison estate by the end of 2018. This phased approach is to ensure officers are successfully inducted and can learn from experienced officers. From April 2017, we are giving prison governors the power and budget to determine how their prisons are run and the authority to do their own workforce planning, decide what staffing structures best meet their local needs and deciding how to deploy extra staff in prisons. Governors will also be fully responsible for the education delivered so that they can purchase services most appropriate to their establishment.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 23/12/2016 14:03:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

647986

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Kyrgyzstan: Corruption
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the US about Eugene Gourevitch, regarding his co-operation with the US Department of Justice's Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative to track down stolen Kyrgyz assets.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL3682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is willing and committed to helping international partners and will consider any request on a case by case basis. However as a matter of longstanding policy and practice the Home Office can neither confirm nor deny the existence, content or status of any individual request.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/12/2016 15:22:25 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

647987

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Corruption: Kyrgyzstan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to investigate whether any Kyrgyz assets connected with the Bakiyev family have been invested in the UK; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL3683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Money laundering investigations are conducted by law enforcement agencies with access to the powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act, such as the National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office, and the police. All of these law enforcement agencies are operationally independent of the Government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/12/2016 14:02:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

535607

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Namibia: Germany
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Germany about its recognition of the killings of Herero and Nama people in 1904–08 as genocide, and whether in the light of those discussions they have any plans formally to recognise those events as genocide.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL1154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government have not discussed the killings of the Herero and Nama peoples with the Government of Germany.</p><p>It is the policy of the Government that any judgment on whether genocide has occurred is a matter for judicial decision, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/08/2016 15:08:49 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

426975

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 20 new "Protector" drones to be procured under the Scavenger Programme will be the General Atomics certifiable Predator B or any other model or variant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL3462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>No decision has yet been made on the choice of platform to meet the Protector (formerly Scavenger) requirement. This will be determined as part of the main investment decision, which is scheduled for 2016.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 18/11/2015 17:25:21 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern